University

University of South Florida

Tampa, Florida, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Public
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $6,410
Out-of-state tuition: $17,324
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 37,207

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2025–2026 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

40.7%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): 11.9%; Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): 7.1%; Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): 2.6%; Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.

Majors

Accounting and Related Services
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
Health Professions and Related Programs
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Statistics
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Engineering
Business Administration, Management and Operations

Deadlines

Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-02 — Fall/summer 2027 Early Action application deadline.
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2026-12-16 — Fall/summer 2027 Regular Decision application deadline.
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx
Rolling · 2026–2027
Rolling admission — Rolling applications are accepted through the published rolling deadline period.
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $30
Application fee or fee waiver is required for a complete freshman application.
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Available
A fee waiver may be submitted in place of the application fee.
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx
Supplemental essays · Not required
No supplemental essays are required for this university.
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/academic-requirements.aspx

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Official source · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official USF freshman deadlines and materials policy.
Official source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://www.usf.edu/admissions/freshmen/admission-information/dates-deadlines.aspx
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Official USF fee and waiver requirement.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?137351
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

0.7%

Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

0.1%

Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Official CDS reports 0.0 percent.

First-year applications (C1)

71,722 applicants

Official Fall 2025 first-time, first-year applicants.

First-year students admitted (C1)

29,196 students

Official Fall 2025 first-time, first-year admits.

First-year students enrolled (C1)

6,730 students

Official Fall 2025 first-time, first-year enrollees.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11)

60.4%

Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11)

17.3%

Official CDS all-enrolled-student GPA distribution.

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

The reviewed official CDS copy did not report a separate below-1.0 percentage.

Average high-school GPA (C12)

4.06 GPA

Official CDS average high-school GPA among students who submitted GPA.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 39,093 students; Official 2025–2026 CDS total undergraduate enrollment.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS copy did not provide a reliably extractable full-time undergraduate subtotal.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): Not reported by institution; The reviewed official CDS copy did not provide a reliably extractable part-time undergraduate subtotal.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 77.8%; Official CDS percent of enrolled first-time, first-year students submitting SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 21.7%; Official CDS percent of enrolled first-time, first-year students submitting ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 590 score
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 670 score
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 560 score
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 670 score
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 25 score
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 29 score

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 22:1; Official Fall 2025 CDS student-to-faculty ratio, reported as 22 to 1.

Source: University of South Florida Common Data Set 2025-2026 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.usf.edu/ods/documents/cds/usf-cds-2025-2026-final-v2.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v117-usf

2024–2025 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

43.2%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution
First-year applications (C1): 68,576 applicants; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students admitted (C1): 29,621 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
First-year students enrolled (C1): 6,904 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 38,525 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 31,578 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 6,947 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 78%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 22%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 580 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 550 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 660 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 24 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 29 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: University of South Florida Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.usf.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business/Commerce, General

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Business/Managerial Economics

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Chemical Engineering

Engineering

Chemistry

Physical Sciences

Civil Engineering

Engineering

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions

Health Professions and Related Programs

Communication and Media Studies

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Communication Disorders Sciences and Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Computer and Information Sciences, General

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Computer Engineering

Engineering

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Criminology

Social Sciences

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Design and Applied Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Economics

Social Sciences

Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Engineering

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Finance and Financial Management Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Geography and Cartography

Social Sciences

Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Physical Sciences

Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Gerontology

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Health Professions and Related Programs

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

Health Professions and Related Programs

Hospitality Administration/Management

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Human Services, General

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Industrial Engineering

Engineering

Information Science/Studies

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Insurance

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Business

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

International Relations and National Security Studies

Social Sciences

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Management Information Systems and Services

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Marketing

Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Public Health

Health Professions and Related Programs

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Radio, Television, and Digital Communication

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Health Professions and Related Programs

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies

English Language and Literature/Letters

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social Sciences, General

Social Sciences

Social Work

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Sociology

Social Sciences

Special Education and Teaching

Education

Statistics

Mathematics and Statistics

Sustainability Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

Education

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

Education

Visual and Performing Arts, Other

Visual and Performing Arts